The Malayalam Panchangam (Kolla Varsham). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Malayalam solar month and the Kollam Era year.
Malayalam Panchangam 2051 opens in April during Kollam Era 1226 of the Hindu calendar.
April 2051
Kollam Era 1226
Makaram
Festivals & Vrats in April 2051
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:16 AM, Apr 4 – 3:11 AM, Apr 5
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:55 PM, Apr 6 – 9:32 PM, Apr 7
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:23 PM, Apr 8 – 2:56 PM, Apr 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:57 PM, Apr 9 – 11:14 AM, Apr 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:13 AM, Apr 10 – 7:29 AM, Apr 11
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 11:13 AM, Apr 10 – 7:29 AM, Apr 11
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 11:13 AM, Apr 10 – 7:29 AM, Apr 11
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:13 AM, Apr 10 – 7:29 AM, Apr 11
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:13 AM, Apr 10 – 7:29 AM, Apr 11
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 12:25 AM, Apr 13 – 9:19 PM, Apr 13
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:24 PM, Apr 13 – 6:54 PM, Apr 14
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vishu
Tithi 6:55 PM, Apr 14 – 5:09 PM, Apr 15
The Malayalam astronomical new year; the auspicious Vishukkani is viewed at dawn for a prosperous year.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:07 PM, Apr 15 – 4:08 PM, Apr 16
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:51 PM, Apr 17 – 4:25 PM, Apr 18
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 4:24 PM, Apr 18 – 5:38 PM, Apr 19
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:28 PM, Apr 20 – 9:40 PM, Apr 21
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Thrissur Pooram
Tithi 9:43 PM, Apr 21 – 12:11 AM, Apr 23
Kerala's grandest temple festival of caparisoned elephants and percussion, on the Pooram star of Medam.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:14 AM, Apr 23 – 2:49 AM, Apr 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 5:24 AM, Apr 25 – 7:54 AM, Apr 26
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:24 AM, Apr 25 – 7:54 AM, Apr 26
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 5:24 AM, Apr 25 – 7:54 AM, Apr 26
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 5:24 AM, Apr 25 – 7:54 AM, Apr 26
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:30 AM, Apr 25 – 7:49 AM, Apr 26
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 1:17 PM, Apr 29 – 2:07 PM, Apr 30
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Malayalam Panchangam (Kolla Varsham)
The Malayalam Panchangam (Kolla Varsham). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Malayalam solar month and the Kollam Era year.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.